Publications by authors named "M Clavero-Adell"

Introduction: Suspected preterm labour (SPL) is an obstetric complication that occurs in 9% of all pregnancies and is the leading cause of antenatal hospital admissions. More than half of women with SPL deliver a premature baby which is a known risk factor for developing cardiovascular and metabolic disorders in childhood and later in adult life. On the other hand, the other half of these women will deliver at term, labelled as 'false preterm labour'.

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  • * Right ventricle outflow tract fibrosis has been observed in some Brugada syndrome patients, indicating structural issues in the heart.
  • * A case is reported of a 4-year-old boy with pulmonary atresia showing a Brugada pattern after testing, suggesting that certain genetic variants may cause both conditions to develop similarly.
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  • * Conducted as a case-control study, both Duchenne patients and healthy subjects underwent echocardiograms, with Bayesian linear regression used to analyze age effects on heart function.
  • * Results indicated that global longitudinal strain starts to show deterioration around age 6, while left ventricular ejection fraction declines later, highlighting the importance of early monitoring for heart function in Duchenne patients.
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